A model to predict water intake of a pig growing in a known environment on a known diet

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 873-883

  Schiavon, Stefano ^a   Emmans, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; PROTEIN; WATER;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ASH; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENT; EVAPORATION; EXCRETION; FECES; FLUID INTAKE; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OXIDATION; PREDICTION; SWINE; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034486140     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s000711450000249x     Document Type: Article

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